1941 in archaeology

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The year 1941 in archaeology involved some significant events.

Explorations

• First Gujarat prehistoric expedition (continues to 1942).

Excavations

• June 19 - Mikhail M. Gerasimov opens Tamerlane's tomb.
• Excavations at Olmec site of La Venta by Matthew Sterling begin.
• Excavations at Arikamedu (Podouké) by the Société de l'histoire de l'Inde française begin (continue to 1945).
• Excavations at Fulda.

Miscellaneous

• The bulk of the finds from the 1927-1937 excavations of Peking Man Site in Zhoukoudian, China are lost, never to be recovered, while being transported to safety.

Births

• August 5: Ina Plug, née Post, Dutch-born zooarchaeologist
• December 16: Kent R. Weeks, American Egyptologist

Deaths

• July 11: Arthur Evans, archaeologist of Minoan civilisation